FOSTORIA — Fostoria City Council voted unanimously to amend and adopt an amended appropriation ordinance for the city’s general fund, moving to strike language referencing a “city cleanup fund” that the finance director described as a typographic error.

Councilmember Podak moved to amend ordinance 2024-105 to remove the phrase "city cleanup fund and transferring appropriations in the general fund," a change the finance director said corrects a typo and clarifies the intent to appropriate unappropriated funds only. The amendment passed on a recorded roll call, with yes votes from Podak, Cassidy, Baker, Grine, Mendoza and Lake.

After agreeing to suspend the three-reading requirement, the council moved to adopt the amended ordinance. The motion to suspend and the subsequent adoption were each approved by recorded roll call with the same yes votes, and the ordinance was declared adopted at the meeting.

Finance Director (name not given) told council earlier that the item corrected language in the ordinance and was not intended to transfer funds from any other designated program. The director said the city’s fiscal outlook would have been in a deficit position by about 2028 had voters not approved a recent tax renewal, underscoring the practical importance of accurate appropriations language.

The meeting record shows the amendment and adoption votes were recorded on the roll; the ordinance amendment was moved by Podak and seconded by Mendoza, the suspension of readings was moved by Mendoza and seconded by Cassidy, and adoption was moved by Podak and seconded by Bridal.

The council also listed additional related agenda items for future consideration, including an amendment to the financial recovery plan and first readings on fiscal year 2026 permanent appropriations.